Poetry Unit Days 1 & 2

Question 1

the reinstatement in one’s own words of what we understand a literary work to say

Answer 1

paraphrase

Question 2

central idea or message

Answer 2

theme

Question 3

who or what the poem is “about:

Answer 3

subject

Question 4

a short poem expressing the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker

Answer 4

lyric poetry

Question 5

a poem whose purpose is to tell a story

Answer 5

narrative poetry

Question 6

poetry that presents the voice of an imaginary character speaking directly, without any additional narration by the author

Answer 6

dramatic poetry

Question 7

a poem written as a speech made by a character at some decisive moment

Answer 7

dramatic monologue

Question 8

a poem written to state a message or teach a body of knowledge

Answer 8

didactic poetry

Question 9

conveys an attitude

Answer 9

tone

Question 10

a fictitious character created by the poet

Answer 10

persona

Question 11

the literal meaning of a word as defined by a dictionary

Answer 11

denotation

Question 12

overtones or suggestions of additional meanings

Answer 12

connotation

Question 13

the author’s choice of words

Answer 13

diction

Question 14

origin

Answer 14

etymology

Question 15

a system of words refined from the grossness of domestic (common) use

Answer 15

poetic diction

Question 16

the casual conversation or informal writing of literate people

Answer 16

colloquial

Question 17

a particular variety of language spoken by an identifiable regional group or social class

Answer 17

dialect

Question 18

literate speech more studied than colloquial but not pretentious

Answer 18

general english

Question 19

the impersonal language of educated people

Answer 19

formal english

Question 20

pictures/scenarios that come to the reader’s mind via descriptive language

Answer 20

imagery